// Station · 33m ago

KCDS

Childress Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 12 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 1,954 FT

34.4338°N / 100.2880°W

LOCATION · Childress, US

WIND

160°12 kt

KCDS · 1,954 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/12G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 18

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/12 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCDS 130153Z AUTO 16012G20KT 10SM CLR 29/18 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02890183 $

KCDS · day 13 at 01:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 12 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 12 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°12G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,949'

22 HDG 220° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT 4,425'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T6 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T12 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,954 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +18°C

4,100FT

+2,146 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,954 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT2,001 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDHT (Dalhart Municipal Airport, Dalhart, elev 3,991 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+41%

-29%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+29%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,550 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:45ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

00:12ZSUNSET

00:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:37Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 27m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE14:08Z MOONSET01:36Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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